Complaint > Nicaragua Sugar Estates Limited-01/Leon and Chinandega

Agreement: Full Report

...Unknown OR for alcohol =7.6 Berroteran Control Ingenio San 39 controls with CKD, 2002 Antonio Controls=workers without CKD 49 Unknown Case- Farm workers 600 cases and Cases=CRI; Unknown “The diseased had (reported by Control in the western 600 controls unknown two-times...

Complaint > Nicaragua Sugar Estates Limited-01/Leon and Chinandega

Eligibility: CAO Media Statement, January 26, 2012

...unknown cause affecting thousands of sugarcane workers in Nicaragua. The scientific research was requested by members of a dialogue table consisting of a local community group, the Chichigalpa Association for Life (ASOCHIVIDA), and the management of Nicaragua Sugar Estates Limited (NSEL), a major sugar producer in western Nicaragua. ASOCHIVIDA represents about 2,000 former NSEL workers and community members affected by the disease. The dialogue and involvement of Boston University responds to a ...

Complaint > Nicaragua Sugar Estates Limited-01/Leon and Chinandega

Agreement: Summary Report: Boston University investigation of chronic kidney disease in Western Nicaragua, 2009-2012, August 2012

...unknown and that the relationship between the disease and ISA work practices was also unknown. Additionally, we concluded that the epidemic of CKD did not appear to be caused by diabetes or hypertension, which are the main causes in most high income as well as many low or medium income countries, and that the clinical characteristics of the disease, including apparent mild to moderate proteinuria, small kidneys on ultrasound, and the relatively slow rate of progression, suggest that the form of ...

Complaint > Nicaragua Sugar Estates Limited-01/Leon and Chinandega

Agreement: Executive Summary

...unknowns with respect to etiology, risk factors, prevalence, and incidence in Nicaragua and elsewhere. Thus, it is imperative to extend and deepen our knowledge with the goal of developing prevention policies and practices that reduce the rate of this devastating disease. II. Existing research on CKD in Nicaragua: evidence, interpretation and limitations Data on CKD in Nicaragua Mortality Statistics and Prevalence Studies Available national mortality data from 1992 through 2005 indicate that the...

Complaint > Nicaragua Sugar Estates Limited-01/Leon and Chinandega

Agreement: English

...unknown. According to its analysis, it is probable that there is not just one cause, but several. For this reason, BU presents a first plan to study three types of causes and the interaction among them: 2 OFFICE OF THE COMPLIANCE ADVISOR/OMBUDSMAN 2121 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW  WASHINGTON, DC 20433, USA ...

Complaint > Nicaragua Sugar Estates Limited-01/Leon and Chinandega

Agreement: English

...unknown causes among young male agricultural workers has been described elsewhere (Wanigasuriya, 2007). In Central America, increased mortality due to kidney failure has been reported both in Nicaragua and El Salvador and may be particularly common among younger men and in certain regions of the Pacific coast (MINSA, 2009; MINSAL, 2010; Garcia-Trabanino, 2002; Cuadra, 2006). Published community prevalence studies in Nicaragua and El Salvador are consistent with the mortality data and hav...

Complaint > Nicaragua Sugar Estates Limited-01/Leon and Chinandega

Closing Report: CAO Conclusion Report NSEL_August 2015-English

...unknown etiology”. The from nine highly qualified institutions. The parties cause of this kind of CKD is still unknown, but chose Boston University (BU) School of Public ongoing research by institutions in the region is Health to conduct a set of independent research analyzing a combination of risk facto...

Complaint > Nicaragua Sugar Estates Limited-01/Leon and Chinandega

Agreement: English

...unknown if a worker was selected for the study during a year when they were an employee of ISA, their carnet can be obtained by matching information on cedula, INSS, or name from the ISA employee files to records in the enganche databases. Once a carnet is obtained, number of days worked per year can be assessed in the Ordenes de Pegue in the same manner ...

Complaint > Nicaragua Sugar Estates Limited-01/Leon and Chinandega

Eligibility: English

...unknown, they have been and are currently investing in significant efforts to support their work force affected with CRI by providing medical and hospital assistance. Furthermore, NSEL expressed that they will be willing to support serious and systematic research to find out the causes of this chronic condition. According to all stakeholders met during the field trip, there is a wide social concern in the region regarding CRI and how it is affecting a large number of people and families, both wi...

Complaint > Nicaragua Sugar Estates Limited-01/Leon and Chinandega

Agreement: English

...unknown. Job characteristics likely vary with respect to the potential for many different exposures of interest, such as heat stress, agrichemicals, metals, silica, and   4   leptospirosis. If we were to observe no differences in biomarkers of kidney injury and CKD by job category, this would suggest that the primary CKD risk factors are not occupational. However, if there are significant differen...

Complaint > Nicaragua Sugar Estates Limited-01/Leon and Chinandega

Agreement: Full Report

...Unknown1 Insecticide  Skin, eye, respiratory irritant1 NSEL BASSIANA 2010 bassiana (fungus) 26 Table 3: Summary of Agrichemicals Currently used at ISA and their Potential Health Effects (Continued) Agrichemical Period Active Vapor Pressure Boiling Point Use Health Haza...

Complaint > Nicaragua Sugar Estates Limited-01/Leon and Chinandega

Agreement: Espanol

...unknown cause in Nicaragua, Central America. Am J Kidney Dis 2010;55(3):485-496. Venkatachalam MA, Griffin KA, Lan R. et al., Acute kidney injury: a springboard for progression in chronic kidney disease. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol, 2010. DOI 10.1152/ ajprenal.00017.2010 Wanigasuriya KP, Peiris-John RJ, Wickremasinghe R, et al. Chronic renal failure in North Central Province of Sri Lanka: an environmentally induced disease. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 2007; 101(10): 1013-1017. Yang L, Humphreys BD, ...

Complaint > Nicaragua Sugar Estates Limited-01/Leon and Chinandega

Agreement: Informe

...Unknown1 (Hongo) 26 Tabla 3: Resumen de Agroquímicos usados actualmente en el ISA y sus potenciales efectos en la salud (Continuación) Periodo Ingrediente Peligros para la Salud reportados por agencias Agroquímico ...